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09-22-2014, 02:20 PM #1Senior Member
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a pair of altoonas
i got this pair in a bulk lot of razors. thought i would use them to practice some restoration skills. (also my first go at bread knifing! the white scaled razor needed when i got it and i dropped the orange scaled razor and had to do it for that one as well.)
can anyone help with any more info on the history of them? from what i can understand they were from a hardware store? in Altoona, Pennsylvania whos manager/owner was elias batrus. would this be correct?
i couldn't keep the etching on the blade with the orange scales that said " Mr Edward'
i am pretty happy with the end result. still has some character pitting though
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09-22-2014, 03:32 PM #2Razor Vulture
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Nice Job!
Altoona.....Isn't that where Aunt Una was from?? 
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Had to goggle that one Thomas.
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Nice Job! Altoona.....Isn't that where Aunt Una was from??
How the hell would you know that? I thought you were cool.
I stand corrected.
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09-22-2014, 10:58 PM #4Historically Inquisitive
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Elias Batrus was born in 1891, He ran a store in Altoona, Pa selling mens Furnishing and dry goods. Mainly proeminent in the 1920's. I ran across a couple more Barus razors and they were also stamped Germany, that said more then likely your pair comes from Germany as well, made for Batrus. Still a high quality German made razors.
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09-22-2014, 11:19 PM #5Razor Vulture
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I AM cool! Originally Posted by Tarkus
I remembered when Donna Summer played Erkel's Aunt Una from Altoona on 'Family Matters' years ago! 
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09-22-2014, 11:21 PM #6Senior Member
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I'm officially de-friending you right now!!! Originally Posted by sharptonn
I AM cool! I remembered when Donna Summer played Erkel's Aunt Una from Altoona on 'Family Matters' years ago!
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Too young to remember disco, eh? Originally Posted by Tarkus
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09-22-2014, 11:53 PM #8Historically Inquisitive
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Well i do remember disco, but if i did remembered Donna Summers on Familly Matters i wouldnt tell nodody. Did ya do that? Originally Posted by sharptonn
Too young to remember disco, eh?
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09-22-2014, 11:58 PM #9Razor Vulture
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Uh....YES! I suppose I did! Originally Posted by Martin103
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Great job. Nice pinning
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